Circulating message claims that a child went missing at Legoland but was later found with a shaved head and new clothes, drugged in a stroller, and ready to be taken out of the theme park by his would-be abductors.
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According to a post that circulates via Facebook, you can help a baby with eye cancer just by liking, sharing, and commenting on his picture.
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Fake-News
Fake-News: ‘FDA Approves Tranquilizing Darts for Children’
by Brett M. Christensen May 21, 2015Circulating ‘news’ report claims that America’s FDA has approved the release of anaesthetic dart guns designed to calm children with ADHD.
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Fake Picture: ‘Thailand Snake Girl’ – Serpentosis Malianorcis
by Brett M. Christensen January 13, 2014Circulating message, which features an image of a young girl with the lower body of a snake, claims that the Thai youngster suffers from a rare syndrome known as ‘Serpentosis Malianorcis’.
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Bogus Warnings
Bogus Warning – ‘Russian Booksellers Looking For Children’
by Brett M. Christensen August 30, 2013Viral social media messages warn that Russian booksellers are going door to door in various US locations with the intention of getting information about children for later abductions and human trafficking.
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Facebook Campaign to Find Alleged Abuser of 4 Year Old Girl
by Brett M. Christensen February 5, 2013Outline Posts circulating on Facebook that feature a photograph of a four-year-old child with a badly bruised face, claim the injuries were…
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Unsubstantiated
‘Circle of Safety’ – Child Stuck in Wheel Well Photograph
by Brett M. Christensen September 3, 2012Circulating messages urge drivers to perform a “circle of safety” inspection by walking around their vehicles before driving away and use a picture of a small crying child apparently stuck in a vehicle’s wheel well as a means of illustrating the potential danger.
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Child Abuse Protest Message – Child Being Stepped on Photograph
by Brett M. Christensen November 3, 2011Facebook-driven protest message that features a disturbing image of a small child being stepped on by a grown man, asks users who are against child abuse to “like” and “share” the message.
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Archive
Plea to Help Find Missing Three Year Old Girl – Jewel Strong
by Brett M. Christensen November 22, 2010Circulating message claims that the three year old girl depicted in an attached photograph is missing and asks that recipients forward the message in the hope that someone has seen her and can help reunite her with her family.
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Message claims that attached photographs show a 17 pound, 1 ounce (7.75 kg) baby born in Russia.
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